For some, festivals like Bayou Country Superfest are all about the atmosphere– the tailgating, the reuniting with old friends and the introduction to news ones and the chance to focus on just having a good time. But for others, everything else is secondary to the performers whom they came to watch and hear.

For friends Lacy Coco, Lundi Devillier and Susan Dore of Breaux Bridge, their fandom of headliner Jason Aldean was just another commonality that binds them together as friends, and their adoration of Aldean isn't entirely because of his music.

"He's hot!" Coco says. The others eagerly agree, and so what many of the female fans at Bayou Country Superfest this weekend.

Others' fandom may run a little deeper.

Thomas Sargent of Fort Worth, Texas, said he'd been to about 35 of Reba McEntire's shows and about the same for George Strait, both of whom performed on Friday night at Tiger Stadium.

He and his aunt drove in for the Friday night show only.

For him, McEntire and Strait have just always been a part of his life. He said he admires the work ethic of both of them and finds comfort in their songs.

Bayou Country Superfest was also full of burgeoning superfans, who had their first chance to hear their favorite artists live this weekend.

One of those young fans was Blaine Dooley of Lafayette, a big fan of Aldean's music and lyrics.